A new lounge has opened at Manchester Airport after a GBP500,000 investment. The new Escape Lounge in the airport’s Terminal 3 can hold up to 120 passengers at a time and follows a successful trial since December. The luxury lounges are already in the airport’s other two terminals and have been used ...

Airports & Aviation Services, May 16, 2013

As MPs in the Transport Committee announced it backs expansion at Heathrow to solve the south east's airport capacity problems, the industry shares its views...   “It is good to see some refreshingly pragmatic and straight forward cross-party thinking from the politicians on the Transport Select Committee. We may not agree with ...

Airlines, May 10, 2013

Aer Lingus Regional flew its new ATR aircraft from Dublin to London Southend Airport this week after with hopes to boost the service in the coming months. The service, operated by Aer Arann, is due to fly a record 5,600 people this month, a year after it was launched. Throughout those ...

UK & Europe, May 10, 2013

MPs on the Transport Committee has called for expansion at Heathrow above building a new London airport, it was revealed today. In its report for the Government’s Aviation Strategy inquiry, the group of MPs said a third runway at London’s main airport was “long overdue” and plans for a fourth runway ...

Airports & Aviation Services, May 10, 2013

Regional airline Flybe has this week started a service between Glasgow International Airport and Shannon, the first connection between the two airports since 2010. There will be three return flights per week and one-way fares are available from £39.99 including taxes and charges. The Wednesday and Thursday routes are scheduled to ...

Uncategorized, May 6, 2013

A lack of public transport links is not allowing Durham Tees Valley Airport to operate at its full ability compared to competitors, its owners have said. Peel Groups’ strategic planning director Peter Nears has called for a new station to be developed at the Teeside Airport site after recently released passenger ...

Airports & Aviation Services, May 2, 2013

Air Moldova has switched its flights to the city of Chisinau to a Stansted operation. The inaugural flight arrived in Stansted, which were previously operated from Gatwick, on Monday captained by the airline’s CEO and qualified pilot Iulian Scorpan. The service has been boosted to twice weekly as a result of the ...

Airlines, April 30, 2013

Heathrow Airport has been told to cut charges at the airport in proposed regulations announced by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The airport has been given a price cap of RPI -1.3% for April 2014-April 2019 after tripling its charges in the last 10 years. Meanwhile, rival Gatwick is allowed a RPI ...

Airlines, April 30, 2013